Dan Zaleski from Meriden, Connecticut found a captive audience—literally and figuratively—to appreciate his slight of hand skills, and the ape watched spellbound as he placed something into a styrofoam cup, and then…. Abra Cadabra!…after a quick shake, opened the lid to reveal an empty cup.

After taking a second or two to process what had happened, the orangutan fell on to his back, laughing hysterically.